if i were david i would get the fuck out immediately. public figure critical of trump AND an immigrant - even as a legal citizen. im not an immigrant and even I would get out if i had the option

[u/telltaleatheist]

we're in a disturbing moment

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[u/Boxedin-nolife]

That thought crossed my mind for a moment yesterday. He's intelligent, white, well off, and lawyered. He has taken a couple trips abroad in the last couple years, maybe he was setting up something just for this possibility. It's not like trump has been unclear about his hatred for immigrants

I'm sure he knows the risks, but if he leaves, he may not be able to come back for years if ever. He has a family with a young child who is probably American, so I imagine he has a plan. He always says he's not a betting man

[u/telltaleatheist → u/Boxedin-nolife]

that's true. this is just a deeply disturbing situation for all of us. most of all immigrants. trump talks about the "18 million immigrants" as a "foreign army." david is included in that group since he's an immigrant, even if he came here when he was 6. i get the distinct impression trump intends to fuck with the lives of all 18 million in one way or another, even if they arent ALL sent to concentration camps

[u/Moopboop207]

Is your shift key broken?

[u/Solerien → u/Moopboop207]

A good way to check if your shift key is broken is to press it five times

[u/Savings-Bad6246 → u/Solerien]

Play wows and find out

[u/Moopboop207 → u/Solerien]

Yes, this is the way.

[u/JFKs_Burner_Acct]

If there were more people like David, we wouldn't be in this mess. Nobody with enough power stood up to Trump and the Fascists

They wanted the wealth, they bought the propaganda Hook-Line-Sinker-rod-and boat too

[u/back_fire]

I think he’s made clear we need people (including him) to stay and fight

[u/HostileRespite]

Run where? The entire world is caught up in this fascist uprising.

[u/SocDem_is_OP]

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[u/ClimateQueasy1065]

Most people can’t just leave the country

[u/Arbiter61]

They'd have to decide that naturalized citizens are now also on the table for deportation.

If naturalized citizens become eligible for deportation, then literally no one is safe.

It's certainly worth considering an escape plan if it becomes clear there's any interest in trying to deport legal citizens. However, that would fly in the face of everything the right has pretended to care about on this subject.

So it's just going to be a matter of whether they feel they have a path to that, and whether their supporters will overlook the obviously illegal nature of this, purely due to bigotry and/or a fascistic desire to punish anyone who disagrees with the leader.